Because Gru isn’t a general, a colonel or a squad leader. He’s a warrant officer with better branding and way more minions. Gru’s not technically in charge of the world.

Fans are wondering how old is Gru in Despicable Me 4. The beloved supervillain-turned-family-man continues to bring laughter and excitement to audiences.

Felonious Gru and his brood return to the big screen July 3 in Illumination and Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me 4, seven years after its predecessor and two years after spinoff prequel Minions ...

Despicable Me 4 continues the story of reformed villain Gru (Steve Carrell) as he is targeted by vengeful former classmate Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), with his family forced to relocate to a ...

Instead, Gru, his wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig), their three adopted daughters and their infant son, Gru Jr., deal with various low-level conflicts in their new undercover lives as the Cunningham family.

Despicable Me 4 has done only slightly worse than 2017's Despicable Me 3 (which has a score of 58%) and the first Minions movie, released in 2015 and being hit with mixed reactions and a 56% rating.

In the fourth Despicable Me, Gru (Steve Carell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) enter witness protection, the Minions get superpowers, and more. In theaters July 3.

The first three Despicable Me movies are streaming on Peacock, while 2015’s Minions is streaming on Netflix. The most recent installment, Minions: The Rise of Gru, is on Prime Video.

Because Gru isn’t a general, a colonel or a squad leader. He’s a warrant officer with better branding and way more minions. Gru’s not technically in charge of the world.